A U.S. Border Patrol agent in the line of duty and another person were killed Monday in Vermont, just south of the Canadian border, in a shooting incident, officials say.

Local law enforcement, state officials and the Border Patrol itself issued statements in the wake of the tragic incident.

The fatal encounter occurred around 3:15 p.m. EST Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 13 miles south of the Canadian border.

A US Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

FBI says in addition to the agent, a suspect in the shooting was killed and a second suspect was injured and taken into custody

The agent's death Monday afternoon was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington. The injured suspect was taken into custody after the violence on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border, the FBI said in a statement.

Officials said the agent was shot on Interstate 91, which was closed for several hours near the border with Canada.

Agent David Maland was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement.

A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed and an injured suspect was taken into custody.

David "Chris" Maland, the U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly killed by a German national during a traffic stop near the Vermont-Canada border on Monday, was an Air Force veteran.

In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent, a “subject” was killed and a third person was injured and taken into custody.